diff --git a/scripts/Build-Target b/scripts/Build-Target
index ad80ce585..f6746a0c8 100755
--- a/scripts/Build-Target
+++ b/scripts/Build-Target
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fi
 		x="$file"
 		[ $ROCKCFG_CREATE_GEM = 0 ] || x=${x%.gem}
 		[ $ROCKCFG_CREATE_TARBZ2 = 0 ] || x=${x%.tar.bz2}
-		if ! grep -qx "$x" $pkglst ; then
+		if ! grep -qx "$x" $pkglst && ! test "$x" = packages.db ; then
 			file="build/$ROCKCFG_ID/ROCK/pkgs/$file"
 			echo_error "$file should not be present" \
 			           "(now in src/invalid-files.lst)!"